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thiamine definition

thia·mine (t̸hī′ə min, -mēn′)

noun

a white, crystalline B vitamin, CHClNOS, found in the outer coating of cereal grains, green peas, beans, egg yolk, liver, etc., and also prepared synthetically; vitamin B: a deficiency of this vitamin results in beriberi and certain nervous disorders
also thiamin thi′a·min (-min)

Etymology: < thi- + (vit)amin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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